Football rumours from today's newspapers.

• Wigan are ready to make a club record £6m bid for Ecuador striker Christian Benitez, who plays for Santos Laguna in the Mexican league. (Daily Mirror)



• Sunderland and Wigan are both tracking Rangers defender Steven Davis, who only moved to Ibrox from Fulham last summer. (Daily Star)



• Everton could renew their interest in Sporting Lisbon midfielder Joao Moutinho after learning Mikel Arteta will be out for the rest of the season. (Daily Mail)



• Midfielder Nico Krancjar has put contract talks on hold at Portsmouth and says he wants to join a Champions League team in the summer. (Daily Telegraph)



• Nottingham Forest want to sign Stoke midfielder Michael Tonge and Manchester City striker Ched Evans on loan. (Daily Mail)



• Birmingham have offered a one-month contract to former Newcastle defender Steven Carr, who is a a free agent after leaving the Magpies last summer. (The Independent)

• Former Tottenham and Celtic defender Ramon Vega is heading a group in negotiations with Portsmouth owner Alexander Gaydamak to buy the club. (The Times)



• Midfielder Cesc Fabregas has told Arsene Wenger he is fit enough to play in Arsenal's Champions League tie with Roma but the Arsenal boss will not risk his fitness after a knee problem. (Daily Star)



• Striker Craig Bellamy has dismissed talk he does not get on with Manchester City team-mate Robinho, saying he "adores him as a player". (Daily Telegraph).



• Former Arsenal winger Brian Marwood is to join City as a "football administrator" rather than director of football as manager Mark Hughes did not want anyone working above him. (The Guardian)



• Paul Ince, who was sacked as Blackburn boss in December, could be in line for a return to management at Brighton. (Daily Star)



• Wembley has been double booked for the Champions League final in 2011. By then the final will be played on a Saturday and it is also set to host the Football League play-offs that weekend. (Daily Mail)



• Motherwell could be banned from playing Scottish Premier League games at Fir Park at the start of next season unless they sort out the state of their pitch. (Daily Record)



• Scottish Football Association chief Gordon Smith has backed a proposal for SPL teams to be allowed to enter reserve teams in the lower leagues - and the majority of clubs back the idea too. (Daily Record)



• Aberdeen will let defender Richard Foster leave the club after another fall-out with manager Jimmy Calderwood. (Daily Record)

• Middlesbrough, who have not scored in eight hours of Premier League football, have sent notes to their fans asking them to cut down the "constant banging and noise from the back of the stand". (The Sun)



• Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp says he is so busy before Sunday's Carling Cup final he will have no time to be measured for a suit and may have to wear the one Juande Ramos was seen in last year. (The Times)



• Bookmakers took a hammering on Saturday after punters placed heavy bets on Rushden to beat Weymouth, with the Terras being forced to field their under-18 side because of a pay dispute. Rushden won the game 9-0. (The Times)